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KAPP, Rudolph Adolph - Date of
birth
29 March 1918 -
Age
25 -
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York -
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-678723 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
577th Bombardment Squadron,
392nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1944 - Place of
death
North Sea, off the coast of Langeness, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 16 | 15 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Valentine Kapp (father)
Walla Kapp (mother)
Joseph Kapp (brother)
Alma Kapp (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-7482 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Shack Rat
Destination: Kiel, Germany
MACR: 1908
More information
1st Lt Rudolph A. Kapp graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School.He enlisted on 8 February 1941 and was sent overseas in August 1943.
No specific 392nd crew eyewitness account is detailed concerning the loss of this aircrew and plane. A German report, #KU623 of the mission date, 4 January, notes that this particular ship was found crashed in the North Sea at 1300 hours just off the small island of Langeness after having exploded in the air. Five dead crew members were located in this wreckage, and the probable cause of the shoot-down was a fighter aircraft. No other account exists on further circumstances of the crew's loss.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.B24.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card, ancestry.com - New York Birth Index
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Daily News - 15 October 1945